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RIVERSIDE DRIVE @ W. 122 STREET
New York, NY 10024

(212) 666-1640

Grant's Tomb, now formally known as General Grant National Memorial, is the final resting place of Ulysses S. Grant (1822 - 1885), the 18th President of the United States, and his wife, Julia Dent Grant (1826 - 1902). Completed in 1897, the tomb is located in Riverside Park in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, across Riverside Drive from the monumental Riverside Church. It was placed under the management of the National Park Service in 1958.HistoryConceptionCreation of the Grant Monument AssociationOn July 23, 1885, Ulysses S. Grant died of throat cancer at age 63 in Wilton, New York. Grant's family agreed to have his remains interred in New York City. William Russell Grace, the Mayor of New York City, wrote a letter to prominent New Yorkers the following day, to gather support for a national monument in Grant's honor. The letter read as follows:This preliminary meeting was attended by 85 New Yorkers and established the Committee on Organization. The chairman of the Committee was former U.S. president Chester A. Arthur; the secretary was Richard Theodore Greener. This organization would come to be known as the Grant Monument Association (GMA).

Arts and Entertainment Near Grant's Tomb

Levien Gym, Columbia University
Distance: 0.3 mi Competitive Analysis
3030 Broadway
New York, NY 10027

888-LIONS-11

Francis S. Levien Gymnasium is a 2500-seat arena at Columbia University in New York City. Named for New York lawyer-industrialist Francis S. Levien, it is home to the Columbia Men's and Women's Basketball teams and the Women's Volleyball team. It is also used for gym classes in between games. Part of the Marcellus Hartley Dodge Physical Fitness Center, Levien Gym opened in 1974 as a replacement for the old University Gym, which is still used for intramural sports.

Alfred J. Lerner Hall - Columbia University
Distance: 0.5 mi Competitive Analysis
2920 Broadway
New York, NY 10027

Church of The Annunciation
Distance: 0.6 mi Competitive Analysis
88 Convent Ave
New York, NY 10027-7520

(212) 234-1919

Faison Firehouse Theater
Distance: 0.5 mi Competitive Analysis
6 Hancock Place(124th Street Btw Morningside & St Nicholas Aves)
New York, NY 10027-4803

(212) 665-7716

Cotton Club Jazz Harlem
Distance: 0.4 mi Competitive Analysis
656 W 125th Street
New York, NY 10027

(212) 663-7980

WKCR-FM
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2920 Broadway
New York, NY 10027

(212) 854-9920

WKCR-FM, Columbia University’s non-commercial student-run radio station, is dedicated to presenting a spectrum of alternative programming—traditional and art music, spoken arts, and original journalism. Granted its FCC license in 1941, WKCR is both steeped in tradition and committed to innovation. The station can be heard throughout New York at 89.9 FM and worldwide, live-streaming at wkcr.org Other WKCR presence on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/WKCR-Classical/309445089188685?fref=ts Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/WKCRFM https://twitter.com/WKCRNews https://twitter.com/WKCRHipHop https://twitter.com/WKCRsports https://twitter.com/WKCRjazz https://twitter.com/WKCRClassical

Schapiro Hall
Distance: 0.4 mi Competitive Analysis
605 W 115th St
New York, NY 10025

The Interchurch Center In
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
475 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10115

Schermerhorn Hall
Distance: 0.4 mi Competitive Analysis
1198 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10027

(646) 505-5708

Schapiro Theatre
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615 W 115th St
New York, NY 10025

Alpha Chi Omega Brownstone
Distance: 0.5 mi Competitive Analysis
536 W 114th St
New York, NY 10025

Columbia University - Nash At 3280 Broadway, New York, NY
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3280 Broadway
New York, NY 10027

Prentis Hall -Studios
Distance: 0.3 mi Competitive Analysis
632 W 125th St
New York, NY 10027

Glicker-Milstein Theatre
Distance: 0.3 mi Competitive Analysis
3009 Broadway, Diana Center, Lower Level 2
New York, NY 10027

(212) 851-2915

Fayerweather Hall
Distance: 0.4 mi Competitive Analysis
1180 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10027

Radio Mas Nyc
Distance: 0.5 mi Competitive Analysis
461 W 131st St
New York, NY 10027-7402

(917) 264-2798

Columbia University Library
Distance: 0.4 mi Competitive Analysis
701 Dodge, 2960 Broadway
New York, NY 10027

Subconscious
Distance: 0.4 mi Competitive Analysis
1626 Amsterdam ave
New York, NY 10027

L'association Culturelle des Jeunes Camerounais
Distance: 0.4 mi Competitive Analysis
1345 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 20781

(301) 742-5137

VRaceWorks Harlem meet
Distance: 0.3 mi Competitive Analysis
125th
New York, NY 10027

(347) 431-9154

Local Business Near Grant's Tomb

The Bronx
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16 Claremont Ave
New York, NY 10027

K Z Hutt
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
500 Riverside Dr
New York, NY 10027-3916

(212) 316-8533

Allnations Dance
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500 Riverside Dr
New York, NY 10027

(212) 316-8430

International House New York, also known as I-House, is a private, non-profit residence and program center for graduate students, scholars engaging in research, trainees and interns. I-House's 700 resident members live in a diverse residential community that promotes mutual respect, friendship, and leadership skills across cultures and fields of study. Informal daily interaction among its residents combine with specially designed programs, facilities and residential life to foster diversity of thought and experience. International House has been known to attract prominent guest speakers through the years, from Eleanor Roosevelt and Isaac Stern to Sandra Day O'Connor and Nelson Mandela.Students attend various universities and schools throughout the City of New York, including Columbia University, Juilliard School, Actors' Studio Drama School, New York University, the Manhattan School of Music, the Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, the Teachers College, Columbia University, and the City University of New York, among others.Housing 700 students from over 100 countries (with about one-third of those coming from the United States), International House is located at 500 Riverside Drive, next to Riverside Park in the historic Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan near Columbia University and other educational institutions. The original entrance to International House is inscribed with the motto written by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.: "That Brotherhood May Prevail"; the piazza (The Abby O'Neill Patio) of its entrance opens onto Sakura Park, the site of Japan's original gift of cherry trees to New York City in 1912.

Bank Street College of Education - North
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
132 Claremont Avenue
New York, NY 10027

(212) 961-3300

Greenfield Hall @ MSM
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120 Claremont Avenue
New York, NY 10027

Ades Performace Hall
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134 Claremont Ave
New York, NY 10027

Human Rights Institute
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435 W 116th St
New York, NY 10027

(212) 854-3138

The Human Rights Institute serves as the focal point of international human rights education, scholarship and practice at Columbia Law School. The Institute fosters the development of a rich and comprehensive human rights curriculum and builds bridges between theory and practice, between law and other disciplines, between constitutional rights and international human rights, and between Columbia Law School and the world wide human rights movement. The Institute currently focuses on a number of key themes: fostering international human rights norms and strategies at 'home' in the United States, ensuring human rights compliance in the 'war on terror,' strengthening the Inter-American system of human rights, and promoting ‘economic justice’ around the world. The Institute hosts a wide array of symposia, lectures and other events to bring practitioners and scholars together.

The Riverside Gap
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
490 Riverside Dr
New York, NY 10027

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
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490 Riverside Dr, Frnt 1
New York, NY 10027

(212) 896-1700

Riverside Church
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490 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10027

212-870-6700

Riverside Church
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
490 Riverside Dr Frnt 1
New York, NY 10027

(212) 222-5900

Riverside Church is a Christian church in Morningside Heights, Upper Manhattan, New York City. It opened its doors on October 5, 1930. It is situated at 120th Street and 490 Riverside Drive, within the Columbia University Morningside Heights Campus, across the street from, and one block south of, President Grant's Tomb. Although interdenominational, it is also associated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the United Church of Christ. It is famous for its large size and elaborate Neo-Gothic architecture as well as its history of social justice. It was described by The New York Times in 2008 as "a stronghold of activism and political debate throughout its 75-year history... influential on the nation's religious and political landscapes." It has been a focal point of global and national activism since its inception.The church was conceived by industrialist, financier, and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (1874–1960), and minister Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878–1969), as a large, interdenominational church in a neighborhood important to the city, open to all who profess faith in Christ. Its congregation includes more than forty ethnic groups. As of 2007, the church had a $14 million annual operating budget and a paid staff of 130. In 2012 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Theatre of Riverside Church
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
91 Claremont Ave
New York, NY 10027

Manhattan School of the Music
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120 Claremont Ave
New York, NY 10027

The Julliard School Of Performing Arts And Dance
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60 Lincoln Center Plz
New York, NY 10023-6588

(212) 799-5000

Loma
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123 riverside
New York, NY 10027

Kitamba Management
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170 Claremont Ave
New York, NY 10027

(212) 203-7339

Stacey's Bootcamp
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170 Claremont Ave
New York, NY 10027

(646) 537-5466

J R Construction Corp
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530 Riverside Dr
New York, NY 10027-3918

(212) 531-0484

John C. Borden Auditorium, Manhattan School of Music
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120 Claremont Avenue
New York, NY 10027